Frese Hears Local Concerns on Variety of Topics In First Jacksonville Town Hall
By Benjamin Cox on April 30, 2023 at 9:37am
99th District State Representative Randy Frese held an open house discussion in Jacksonville on Monday night. Frese said last month he wanted to hold a series of these events across his newly-aligned district to get to know his new constituents and hear concerns from them directly. Frese says his first event in Jacksonville exceeded expectations: […]
Four Rivers Hits Snag With IDEA Funding From Member Districts
By Benjamin Cox on April 30, 2023 at 9:22am
Four Rivers Special Education District has run into a snag on how it receives funds for its services from its member schools. In 2018, the Illinois State Board of Education changed the way funds were distributed for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for […]
Illini Community Hospital Breaks Ground on Express Clinic
By Benjamin Cox on April 30, 2023 at 9:15am
Illini Community Hospital broke ground last Friday morning on a $1.6 million express clinic in Pittsfield. The Illini Xpress Walk-In Clinic will move from 101 East Washington on the square in Pittsfield to the new facility. It will be on the northeast corner of the current hospital campus where the annex building once stood. The […]
Brown County Seeing Recreational Opportunities Increasing
By Benjamin Cox on April 30, 2023 at 9:06am
Brown County is adding more recreational opportunities in the near future. Earlier this year, Mt. Sterling received ITEP funding to connect an asphalt bike trail at Clark Park to loop all the way to Lake Mt. Sterling. According to WGEM, county officials would like the trail to eventually extend all over the county and connect […]
General Mills Announces Gold Medal Flour Recall
By Benjamin Cox on April 29, 2023 at 11:56am
General Mills announced on Friday a voluntary recall of two-, five- and 10-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached and Bleached All Purpose Flour with a “better if used by” date of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024. The recall is being issued for the potential presence of Salmonella Infantis, which was discovered during […]
Man Killed in Car vs. Pedestrian Crash on Veterans Parkway in Springfield
By Benjamin Cox on April 29, 2023 at 11:48am
Springfield authorities say a man was killed when he was struck by a car on Springfield’s west end on Friday night. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon reports that an unidentified 57-year old man from Springfield was struck at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and West Washington Street. The man was transported from the scene by […]
Elderly Female Found Deceased in Springfield’s Northwest End
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2023 at 5:52pm
Sangamon County authorities are investigating the death of an elderly female in her home on Springfield’s northwestern outskirts. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell says that deputies received a call at 11:16AM on Thursday, April 27th for a welfare check for an elderly female resident at a residence in the 3100 block of West Aire Drive […]
Jacksonville Area Native Participates in Mutts With A Mission
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2023 at 1:34pm
Jacksonville native and U.S. Navy logistics specialist, 3rd Class Caitlin Glick is participating in a special program while serving aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. George Washington in Newport News, Virginia. Glick is aboard the Nimitz-class carrier that is undergoing refueling and complex overhaul at the Newport News shipyard. Refueling and Complex Overhaul known as RCOH […]
Jacksonville Residents Swept Out of Morgan County Clean-Up Day
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 28, 2023 at 1:32pm
A clarification has been issued as to who can participate in the upcoming Morgan County Clean Up Day. According to an announcement by the Morgan County Commissioners this morning, residents of Morgan County except those living in the City of Jacksonville as well as anyone with a delinquent account with GFL Environmental may participate in […]
Joe Page Bridge Study Moving Forward, Public Input Being Sought
By Benjamin Cox on April 28, 2023 at 1:31pm
The Illinois Department of Transportation hosted an open house in Hardin last Thursday about what to do with the Joe Page Bridge. According to the Calhoun News Herald, several area elected officials and representatives from stakeholder groups as well as concerned citizens attended the meeting. IDOT is currently conducting a study on the bridge. The […]